The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-30
In Brief.

The Supreme Court has adjourned for two
weeks. The next sitting will be the last before
the vacation.
MIR. Edwin F. Mayo will appear at the Dime
Museum every afternoon and evening this week.
in "Davy Crockett" play that is always popu-
lar. He has good company, and carries special
scenery.
By request. the laymen OF the Methodist
Church will meet with the ministers in the Me-
ridian street Church this morning, at 10 o'clock
as matters of Importance are to come up in
which they are interested.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR A CORNERSTONE LAYING.
The Catholic society met at Masonic Hall,
yesterday afternoon, and made arrangements
for the laying Of the cornerstone OF the chapel
of the House of Good Shepherds, on Raymond
street. west of Meridian. next Sunday. The ex
ercses will occur in the afternoon, and will be
participated in by several priests of the city.
The programme has not yet been arranged.
HARMLESS DUEL.
James Nichol and John Williams residing in
West Indianapolis have been threatening each
others lives for several weeks, and yesterday
morning by mutual consent they went to point
along White river above the Washington str eet
bridge to settle their differences by fighting.
Some friends followed them, and after they had
fought several rounds and badly disfgured each
other took them in charge and sent them to the
station house.
LOVE PREDICTS CYCLONES AND STORMS.
Samuel Love predicts that there will be cy-
clone in the Western States to-day, and that a
rain-storm will occur tomorrow, followed by
frost. There will also be cyclone on Wednes-
day The storms on Tuesday and Wednesday
will prevail in Indiana. Illinois Ohio, Kentucky
and Tennessee and will be followed by several
days of rain. sOn these predictions" says the
prophet. II stand or fall, except that there may
be slight variation in locations"
RECKLESS DRIVING BY SOUTHPORT YOUTHS.
Ed. Whpple, Marshal E. Smith and William
Fl. Ross, three Southport youths, were arrested
at o'clock yesterday morning for cruelty to
animals. They came to the city in the evening"
and after getting drunk, started out driving:
When Patrolmen Hines and Ballard stopped
them on Bates street the horse was almost dead.
the buggy had been broken, and two of them
were without hats. The horse is still in the
hands of the police and will probably die.
ARREST OF RECENT RELIGIOUS CONVERTS.
Late Saturday night Alice Dggs. the young
woman arrested for stealing s27 from John
RAIDER, on Greenwood street, stated that she was
assisted in the theft by Ella Owens, a resident
of Carlton Hancock county. Captain Colbert
and Sergeant Qulgley procured horse and bug
edged that she had received part of the money,
and turned over 5000 She was brought back
to the city and locked up; Hoth CT the young
women were among Mrs. Woodworths converts
and have been active workers in the Church of
God" recently established.
VIOLATING THE SUNDAY Aw
More beer was sold on the sly yesterday than
any day since Superintendent Travis began
enforcing the law. great many methods of
evading the watchful officers resorted to
with success. Many OF the downtown keepers
h ave pr divided their regular customers with
private keys, with which they 60 and come at
will. The door is never unlocked when an Off
Ger 10 In sight, and the only way selling can be
stopped is TO station officer ut the door This
TIE Superintendent cannot do, because he has
not enough men, The only arrest made was
that Of William Helm, of Hill avenue. He
didn't know there were any officers in the neigh